The diabolical ironclad beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus), formerly classified as Nosoderma diabolicum, is a beetle in the Phloeodes genus. It is native to the California floristic province of California and Baja California, where it is believed to eat fungi growing under rotting tree bark. It is flightless and has a remarkable adult lifespan of eight years, compared to the weeks or months of most adult beetles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Diabolical Ironclad Beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Zopheridae
- Genus
- Phloeodes
- Species
- Phloeodes diabolicus
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